Pronunciation: ( Seph.se'fer tô-rä'; Ashk. sā'fur tō'ru, toi'ru; Eng. sā'fur tôr'u, tōr'u), [key]
—pl. Si•phrei To•rahPronunciation: ( Seph.sē-frā' tô-rä'; Ashk. si'frā tō'ru, toi'ru), [key] Eng. Sepher Torahs. Hebrew.
a scroll of the Torah, typically of parchment, from which the designated Parashah is chanted or read on the prescribed days. Also,Sefer Torah.
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